Microsoft Office Word Support Topics

Word 2007 file save errors - an error is displayed when attempting to save a Word document

Ryan Christiansen — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:57:00 GMT

Some Microsoft Office Word 2007 customers have reported problems using Word to save files. Most often the problem is related to saving files to shared network locations. Following is a list of errors and common resolutions. There has been a network or...(read more)

Text in brackets is displayed in a Microsoft Office Word document instead of an image, hyperlink, embedded object, or some other content

Ryan Christiansen — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:53:00 GMT

Field codes in Microsoft Office Word can be scary if you don't know what they are. Imagine you open a Word document that includes an Excel worksheet. When you open the document, you expect to see cells and data from the Excel worksheet displayed in the...(read more)

Word appears to hang when you open some (but not all) documents - documents take a long time to open

Ryan Christiansen — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:49:00 GMT

Consider the following scenario: You replace an existing file server with a new one. During the testing phase, both the new server and the old server are online. Everything works great. During the operational phase, you take the old server offline. Suddenly,...(read more)

How to know when an add-in might be causing Word to behave unexpectedly

Ryan Christiansen — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:07:00 GMT

Because there are many ways to customize Microsoft Office Word, there is an uncounted number of add-ins available for you to extend the capabilities of Word and to integrate Word with other programs. Sometimes, however, an add-in might be causing problems...(read more)

What to do next when some Word documents will not open after installing Service Pack 3 for Office 2003

Ryan Christiansen — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:02:00 GMT

After you install Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3), you can no longer use Microsoft Office Word 2003 to open or save some files that you could open before you installed SP3. The reason for this is because those files may pose a security risk....(read more)

Microsoft Office Word: Basic problem solving tools for when unexpected things happen

Ryan Christiansen — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:55:00 GMT

Just like many other trades and professions, the Microsoft Office Word support engineer uses a basic set of tools on a daily basis. But while carpenters, cooks, gardeners, and auto mechanics might use physical tools to solve problems, the Word support...(read more)